TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Ádám Szalai on £50,000 per week · see the current TSG 1899 Hoffenheim wage bill
We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim pay £780,200 a week in 2026/27 — 49% higher than the £523,910 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ádám Szalai | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 28 | ST | Hungary | ||
| Pirmin Schwegler | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 29 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Oliver Baumann | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | GK | Germany | ||
| Andrej Kramaric | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 25 | AM L, ST | Croatia | ||
| Eugen Polanski | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 30 | DM | Poland | ||
| Lukas Rupp | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 25 | AM RC | Germany | ||
| Pavel Kaderábek | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 24 | D/WB/AM R | Czechia | ||
| Fabian Schär | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | D C | Switzerland | ||
| Sebastian Rudy | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | D/WB R, DM | Germany | ||
| Sandro Wagner | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | ST | Germany | ||
| Ermin Bičakčić | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D RC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Kevin Vogt | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Niklas Süle | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | D C | Germany | ||
| Benjamin Hübner | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jeremy Toljan | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | D/WB RL | Germany | ||
| Kerem Demirbay | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | AM C | Türkiye | ||
| Mark Uth | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | Germany | ||
| Marco Terrazzino | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | AM LC, F C | Germany | ||
| Steven Zuber | £11,000 | £572,000 | 24 | WB/AM L | Switzerland | ||
| Philipp Ochs | £3,800 | £197,600 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | Germany | ||
| Nadiem Amiri | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Danilo Soares | £2,400 | £124,800 | 24 | D/WB/AM L | Brazil | ||
| Gregor Kobel | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Marco Engelhardt | £1,900 | £98,800 | 35 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Robin Szarka | £1,700 | £88,400 | 24 | D/WB L, DM | Germany | ||
| Barış Atik | £1,500 | £78,000 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | Türkiye | ||
| Alexander Rossipal | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | D/WB L | Germany | ||
| Alexander Stolz | £960 | £49,920 | 32 | GK | Germany | ||
| Maximilian Waack | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | AM C | Germany | ||
| Nicolas Wähling | £890 | £46,280 | 18 | AM RC, F C | Germany | ||
| Joshua Mees | £870 | £45,240 | 20 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Prince Osei Owusu | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | AM L, ST | Germany | ||
| Simon Lorenz | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Dominik Draband | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | GK | Germany | ||
| Theodoros Politakis | £550 | £28,600 | 18 | D/WB L, DM | Germany | ||
| Kevin Ikpide | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | DM | Germany | ||
| Patrick Wolfgang Kapp | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | D C | Germany | ||
| Jannik Dehm | £440 | £22,880 | 20 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Stefan Posch | £440 | £22,880 | 19 | D RC | Austria | ||
| Dennis Geiger | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Johannes Bühler | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D/WB/AM R | Germany | ||
| Yusuf Çoban | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Germany | ||
| Meris Skenderovic | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | ST | Germany | ||
| Samuel Lengle | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Tim Linsbichler | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Austria | ||
| Filston Mawana | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | ST | Sweden | ||
| Stefano Russo | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D C | Germany | ||
| Robin Hack | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
| Julian Tomas | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | DM | Germany | ||
| Alfons Amade | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | D/WB R | Germany | ||
| Alessandro Albanese | £60 | £3,120 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Belgium | ||
| David Otto | £60 | £3,120 | 17 | AM/F C | Germany | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim wages, 2016/17
What was TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's wage bill in 2016/17?
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim paid £523,910 a week in 2016/17 - £27,243,320 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid TSG 1899 Hoffenheim player in 2016/17?
Ádám Szalai was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £50,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £22,570.
What was the average TSG 1899 Hoffenheim salary in 2016/17?
The average TSG 1899 Hoffenheim player aged 22 or over earned £22,570 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim pay £780,200 a week in 2026/27, 49% higher than the £523,910 of 2016/17. The current squad is 31 players against 52 then.